Consumer Electronics in Japan

July 2023
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Understand the latest market trends and future growth opportunities for the Consumer Electronics industry in Japan with research from Euromonitor International's team of in-country analysts – experts by industry and geographic specialisation.

Key trends are clearly and succinctly summarised alongside the most current research data available. Understand and assess competitive threats and plan corporate strategy with our qualitative analysis, insight and confident growth projections.

Data and analysis in this report provides further detailed coverage dedicated to the following key categories, where applicable:

  • Computers and Peripherals
  • In-Car Entertainment
  • Home Audio and Cinema
  • Home Video
  • Imaging Devices
  • Mobile Phones
  • Portable Players
  • Wearable Electronics

If you're in the Consumer Electronics industry in Japan, our research will help you to make informed, intelligent decisions; to recognise and profit from opportunity, or to offer resilience amidst market uncertainty.

The Consumer Electronics in Japan report includes:

  • Analysis of key supply-side and demand trends
  • Detailed segmentation of international and local products
  • Historic volume and value sizes, company and brand market shares
  • Five year forecasts of market trends and market growth
  • Robust and transparent research methodology, conducted in-country

This report answers:

  • What is the market size of Consumer Electronics in Japan?
  • Which are the leading brands in Japan?
  • How are products distributed in Japan?
  • How is the rise of e-commerce changing the retail landscape?
  • How has COVID-19 and accordant macroeconomic and retail disruption impacted consumer demand?
  • How are considerations such as urban development and the rise in single-person households driving sales growth?
  • Where is technology taking the market? Which products are pioneering growth? Which face obsolescence?
  • Where is future growth expected to be most dynamic?
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Consumer Electronics in Japan

Consumer electronics in 2023: The big picture
2023 key trends
Competitive landscape
Retailing developments
What next for consumer electronics?
Table 1 Sales of Consumer Electronics by Category: Volume 2018-2023
Table 2 Sales of Consumer Electronics by Category: Value 2018-2023
Table 3 Sales of Consumer Electronics by Category: % Volume Growth 2018-2023
Table 4 Sales of Consumer Electronics by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023
Table 5 NBO Company Shares of Consumer Electronics: % Volume 2019-2023
Table 6 LBN Brand Shares of Consumer Electronics: % Volume 2020-2023
Table 7 Distribution of Consumer Electronics by Channel: % Volume 2018-2023
Table 8 Forecast Sales of Consumer Electronics by Category: Volume 2023-2028
Table 9 Forecast Sales of Consumer Electronics by Category: Value 2023-2028
Table 10 Forecast Sales of Consumer Electronics by Category: % Volume Growth 2023-2028
Table 11 Forecast Sales of Consumer Electronics by Category: % Value Growth 2023-2028

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Summary 1 Research Sources

Computers and Peripherals in Japan

KEY DATA FINDINGS

Struggles continue for computers
Increasing prices for multiple reasons
Gaming PCs to show an increased presence
Sustainability likely to involve refurbished and used computers
Table 12 Sales of Computers and Peripherals by Category: Volume 2018-2023
Table 13 Sales of Computers and Peripherals by Category: Value 2018-2023
Table 14 Sales of Computers and Peripherals by Category: % Volume Growth 2018-2023
Table 15 Sales of Computers and Peripherals by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023
Table 16 Sales of Computers by Category: Business Volume 2018-2023
Table 17 Sales of Computers by Category: Business Value MSP 2018-2023
Table 18 Sales of Computers by Category: Business Volume Growth 2018-2023
Table 19 Sales of Computers by Category: Business Value MSP Growth 2018-2023
Table 20 NBO Company Shares of Computers and Peripherals: % Volume 2019-2023
Table 21 LBN Brand Shares of Computers and Peripherals: % Volume 2020-2023
Table 22 Distribution of Computers and Peripherals by Channel: % Volume 2018-2023
Table 23 Forecast Sales of Computers and Peripherals by Category: Volume 2023-2028
Table 24 Forecast Sales of Computers and Peripherals by Category: Value 2023-2028
Table 25 Forecast Sales of Computers and Peripherals by Category: % Volume Growth 2023-2028
Table 26 Forecast Sales of Computers and Peripherals by Category: % Value Growth 2023-2028
Table 27 Forecast Sales of Computers by Category: Business Volume 2023-2028
Table 28 Forecast Sales of Computers by Category: Business Value MSP 2023-2028
Table 29 Forecast Sales of Computers by Category: Business Volume Growth 2023-2028
Table 30 Forecast Sales of Computers by Category: Business Value MSP Growth 2023-2028

In-Car Entertainment in Japan

KEY DATA FINDINGS

Decrease slowing, but no rebound seen in 2023
Unstoppable trend of CASE changes the face of in-car entertainment
Car parts specialists suffer from the decrease of in-car electronics
Pioneer leads in-car entertainment
The growth of drive recorders set to slow down
Table 31 Sales of In-Car Entertainment by Category: Volume 2018-2023
Table 32 Sales of In-Car Entertainment by Category: Value 2018-2023
Table 33 Sales of In-Car Entertainment by Category: % Volume Growth 2018-2023
Table 34 Sales of In-Car Entertainment by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023
Table 35 NBO Company Shares of In-Car Entertainment: % Volume 2019-2023
Table 36 LBN Brand Shares of In-Car Entertainment: % Volume 2020-2023
Table 37 Distribution of In-Car Entertainment by Channel: % Volume 2018-2023
Table 38 Forecast Sales of In-Car Entertainment by Category: Volume 2023-2028
Table 39 Forecast Sales of In-Car Entertainment by Category: Value 2023-2028
Table 40 Forecast Sales of In-Car Entertainment by Category: % Volume Growth 2023-2028
Table 41 Forecast Sales of In-Car Entertainment by Category: % Value Growth 2023-2028

Home Audio and Cinema in Japan

KEY DATA FINDINGS

Another year of volume decline for home audio and cinema
Vinyl records continue to attract younger consumers
Onkyo and Pioneer lose share
Sales of home cinema and speaker systems may no longer be linked to televisions
Table 42 Sales of Home Audio and Cinema by Category: Volume 2018-2023
Table 43 Sales of Home Audio and Cinema by Category: Value 2018-2023
Table 44 Sales of Home Audio and Cinema by Category: % Volume Growth 2018-2023
Table 45 Sales of Home Audio and Cinema by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023
Table 46 NBO Company Shares of Home Audio and Cinema: % Volume 2019-2023
Table 47 LBN Brand Shares of Home Audio and Cinema: % Volume 2020-2023
Table 48 Distribution of Home Audio and Cinema by Channel: % Volume 2019-2023
Table 49 Forecast Sales of Home Audio and Cinema by Category: Volume 2023-2028
Table 50 Forecast Sales of Home Audio and Cinema by Category: Value 2023-2028
Table 51 Forecast Sales of Home Audio and Cinema by Category: % Volume Growth 2023-2028
Table 52 Forecast Sales of Home Audio and Cinema by Category: % Value Growth 2023-2028

Home Video in Japan

KEY DATA FINDINGS

Televisions fails to rebound in volume terms in 2023, but does see value growth
TVS REGZA beats the long-time leader Sharp
The decline of video players accelerates
OLED TVs no longer considered the highest technology
Mitsubishi is the latest to exit televisions – who will be next?
Table 53 Sales of Home Video by Category: Volume 2018-2023
Table 54 Sales of Home Video by Category: Value 2018-2023
Table 55 Sales of Home Video by Category: % Volume Growth 2018-2023
Table 56 Sales of Home Video by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023
Table 57 Sales of LCD TVs by Network Connectivity: % Retail Volume 2018-2023
Table 58 NBO Company Shares of Home Video: % Volume 2019-2023
Table 59 LBN Brand Shares of Home Video: % Volume 2020-2023
Table 60 Distribution of Home Video by Channel: % Volume 2018-2023
Table 61 Forecast Sales of Home Video by Category: Volume 2023-2028
Table 62 Forecast Sales of Home Video by Category: Value 2023-2028
Table 63 Forecast Sales of Home Video by Category: % Volume Growth 2023-2028
Table 64 Forecast Sales of Home Video by Category: % Value Growth 2023-2028
Table 65 Forecast Sales of LCD TVs by Network Connectivity: % Retail Volume 2023-2028

Headphones in Japan

KEY DATA FINDINGS

TWS earbuds grows well, but overall sales of headphones remain static
Fragmentation, with Apple and Sony standing out from the crowd
Open-ear begins to expand
Diversification, differentiation, and possession of multiple products
E-commerce set to grow its share of distribution, but offline will remain important
Table 66 Sales of Headphones by Category: Volume 2018-2023
Table 67 Sales of Headphones by Category: Value 2018-2023
Table 68 Sales of Headphones by Category: % Volume Growth 2018-2023
Table 69 Sales of Headphones by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023
Table 70 NBO Company Shares of Headphones: % Volume 2019-2023
Table 71 LBN Brand Shares of Headphones: % Volume 2020-2023
Table 72 Distribution of Headphones by Channel: % Volume 2018-2023
Table 73 Forecast Sales of Headphones by Category: Volume 2023-2028
Table 74 Forecast Sales of Headphones by Category: Value 2023-2028
Table 75 Forecast Sales of Headphones by Category: % Volume Growth 2023-2028
Table 76 Forecast Sales of Headphones by Category: % Value Growth 2023-2028

Imaging Devices in Japan

KEY DATA FINDINGS

Digital cameras sees growth in value terms, but decline in volume terms
Notable changes in the top rankings
Players exit digital camcorders – digital cameras may be next
Differentiating from smartphones will be important
Table 77 Sales of Imaging Devices by Category: Volume 2018-2023
Table 78 Sales of Imaging Devices by Category: Value 2018-2023
Table 79 Sales of Imaging Devices by Category: % Volume Growth 2018-2023
Table 80 Sales of Imaging Devices by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023
Table 81 NBO Company Shares of Imaging Devices: % Volume 2019-2023
Table 82 LBN Brand Shares of Imaging Devices: % Volume 2020-2023
Table 83 Distribution of Imaging Devices by Channel: % Volume 2018-2023
Table 84 Forecast Sales of Imaging Devices by Category: Volume 2023-2028
Table 85 Forecast Sales of Imaging Devices by Category: Value 2023-2028
Table 86 Forecast Sales of Imaging Devices by Category: % Volume Growth 2023-2028
Table 87 Forecast Sales of Imaging Devices by Category: % Value Growth 2023-2028

Mobile Phones in Japan

KEY DATA FINDINGS

Two Japanese players withdraw from smartphones
Apple maintains the leading share thanks to its ecosystem
Sales of smartphones decrease after a spike in 2021
Have Apple’s price increases gone too far and will hit sales?
What the fall of Japanese brands could mean
Table 88 Sales of Mobile Phones by Category: Volume 2018-2023
Table 89 Sales of Mobile Phones by Category: Value 2018-2023
Table 90 Sales of Mobile Phones by Category: % Volume Growth 2018-2023
Table 91 Sales of Mobile Phones by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023
Table 92 Sales of Smartphones by Screen Size: % Retail Volume 2020-2023
Table 93 NBO Company Shares of Mobile Phones: % Volume 2019-2023
Table 94 LBN Brand Shares of Mobile Phones: % Volume 2020-2023
Table 95 Distribution of Mobile Phones by Channel: % Volume 2018-2023
Table 96 Forecast Sales of Mobile Phones by Category: Volume 2023-2028
Table 97 Forecast Sales of Mobile Phones by Category: Value 2023-2028
Table 98 Forecast Sales of Mobile Phones by Category: % Volume Growth 2023-2028
Table 99 Forecast Sales of Mobile Phones by Category: % Value Growth 2023-2028
Table 100 Forecast Sales of Smartphones by Screen Size: % Retail Volume 2023-2028

Portable Players in Japan

KEY DATA FINDINGS

Post-iPod, portable players continues to decline
JBL overtakes Sony in wireless speakers
Sony will continue to dominate portable multimedia players
E-readers continues to have a unique positioning
Table 101 Sales of Portable Players by Category: Volume 2018-2023
Table 102 Sales of Portable Players by Category: Value 2018-2023
Table 103 Sales of Portable Players by Category: % Volume Growth 2018-2023
Table 104 Sales of Portable Players by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023
Table 105 NBO Company Shares of Portable Players: % Volume 2019-2023
Table 106 LBN Brand Shares of Portable Players: % Volume 2020-2023
Table 107 Distribution of Portable Players by Channel: % Volume 2018-2023
Table 108 Forecast Sales of Portable Players by Category: Volume 2023-2028
Table 109 Forecast Sales of Portable Players by Category: Value 2023-2028
Table 110 Forecast Sales of Portable Players by Category: % Volume Growth 2023-2028
Table 111 Forecast Sales of Portable Players by Category: % Value Growth 2023-2028

Wearable Electronics in Japan

KEY DATA FINDINGS

Further double-digit growth in wearable electronics, supported by health concerns
Digital activity watches leads growth
Apple continues to stand out in smart wearables
Strong growth expected for Huawei and Xiaomi as they ramp up in smart wearables
Steady, slowing growth, but only a limited increase for analogue activity watches
Table 112 Sales of Wearable Electronics by Category: Volume 2018-2023
Table 113 Sales of Wearable Electronics by Category: Value 2018-2023
Table 114 Sales of Wearable Electronics by Category: % Volume Growth 2018-2023
Table 115 Sales of Wearable Electronics by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023
Table 116 NBO Company Shares of Wearable Electronics: % Volume 2019-2023
Table 117 LBN Brand Shares of Wearable Electronics: % Volume 2020-2023
Table 118 Distribution of Wearable Electronics by Channel: % Volume 2018-2023
Table 119 Forecast Sales of Wearable Electronics by Category: Volume 2023-2028
Table 120 Forecast Sales of Wearable Electronics by Category: Value 2023-2028
Table 121 Forecast Sales of Wearable Electronics by Category: % Volume Growth 2023-2028
Table 122 Forecast Sales of Wearable Electronics by Category: % Value Growth 2023-2028
The following categories and subcategories are included:

Consumer Electronics

      • Desktops
        • Laptops
        • Tablets
      • Monitors
      • Printers
    • In-Car Navigation
    • In-Car Speakers
    • In-Dash Media Players
      • Audio Separates
      • Digital Media Player Docks
      • Hi-Fi Systems
      • Home Cinema and Speaker Systems
      • Speakers
      • Other Home Audio and Cinema
        • Analogue TVs
        • LCD TVs
        • OLED TVs
        • Plasma TVs
        • Other TVs
        • TV Combis
        • BD Players
        • DVD Players
        • Video Recorders
        • Mass Wireless Headbands
        • Premium Wireless Headbands
        • Mass Wireless Earphones
        • Premium Wireless Earphones
        • Mass TWS Earbuds
        • Premium TWS Earbuds
      • Digital Cameras
      • Digital Camcorders
      • Feature Phones
      • Smartphones
      • E-Readers
        • Portable Multimedia Players
        • Other Portable Media Players
      • Wireless Speakers
        • Activity Bands
        • Activity Watch (Analogue)
        • Activity Watch (Digital)
      • Smart Wearables

Consumer Electronics

Consumer Electronics refers to the sales of Computers and Peripherals, In-Home Consumer Electronics, In-Car Entertainment and Portable Consumer Electronics to the end consumer.

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